A NAZI medallion which was issued in 1935 to celebrate Labour Day has been discovered at Loughborough Carillon.

On coming into power, the Nazi party issued the medallion – which shows three men united by work – in 1935 after decreeing that May 1 would be a national holiday in Germany.

It would be called the Day of National Work, also known as Labour Day.

After the war, the date remained a state holiday in Germany.

Mel Gould, chairman of the Loughborough Carillon Tower and War Memorial Museum, told the Echo: “It was found in a box of photographs in our store room but it is not on our register.

“It has been overlooked. We have absolutely no idea where it has come from.

“When the museum started everyone donated everything.

“It was started by old soldiers with no museum background.

“It is not on our catalogue and there are no clues as to how it came into our possession and it does not fall within our collections policy, in other words we do not particularly want it.

“So the appeal is not for information but for a new home.

“Do you know of somewhere that would want it in their collection?

“It needs to remain in the public domain (no private collectors) and disposal would need the committee’s approval but a first step would be to identify a relevant museum or organisation that would take it.

“Not everyone wants Nazi memorabilia but it is a little bit of social history.”

The medallion is very small, like a pin badge, dated 1935.

It contains three workers from what appears to be different professions.

Above the workers is the words Tag Der Arbeit which translates as Labour Day.

The badge also contains an eagle and swastika.

People interested are being asked to contact the museum for further information on 01509 263370.